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Trials are a way of life in many industries either as a part of new product development (apparently only 5% of new product development makes it to a final marketed product) or as part of the continuous improvement process (think of how Dyson has changed the vacuum cleaner to a bag less cyclone system with a ball rather than wheels). It is no different in brewing.

The Neame family has run Kent’s Shepherd Neame brewery for five generations but whatever happened to the Shepherds?Following the discovery of two previously unknown ledgers, brewery archivist and historian John Owen is now able to answer that question with a new book, The Shepherds of Shepherd Neame 1737-1875.John has used information from the ledgers and researched insurance policies and ecclesia

We obviouslly made an impact on Adrian Edmondson as he was talking about his vist to the brewery while on BBC Radio 6's Radcliffe and Maconie show yesterday. The brewery visit was included in his recent TV series Ade In Britain
Thanks for the mention Ade and we are very happy to know that Radcliffe and Maconie are Spitfire fans.
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As you all know water is supplied to our homes via pipe work, typically of a half inch diameter. The average person uses in the region of 155 litres (34gallons) per day, an awful lot of which goes almost straight back down the drain. The average house contains somewhere around 500 feet of water pipe work.

Shepherd Neame has enhanced Faversham’s oldest pub with a £60,000 refurbishment.The Kent brewer has retained The Bear Inn’s historic charm – such as its traditional three-bar system of a saloon bar, public bar and snug – while boosting its modern comforts.